There were fewer support bikers than usual when the Ride for a Child convoy rode into Port Alfred on Sunday, but the fundraising group were still upbeat about their 7,000km trip around South Africa. Ride for a Child was started by…
The municipality has responded to speculation that a new road was being built in Station Hill overlooking Wharf Street. One of the first residents to question the construction activity was Dave Macgregor, who took a video last Tuesday and…
Workers digging a trench to lay internet fibre hit a water mains in Anglers Way, Port Alfred on Thursday morning. Untold thousands of litres of water were lost. In the time Talk of the Town was there no repair crew had yet arrived. We…
The Happy Hours middle group sing the familiar ‘Welcome to School Today’ song at the start of their annual concert, Splish Splash Music Bash. The concert was held for separate age groups due to lockdown audience size restrictions.
The jellyfish sing about having no spine or heart but still show how beautiful they are at the Happy Hours middle group annual concert, Splish Splash Music Bash.
The Happy Hours middle group sings an adapted version of ‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ at their annual concert, Splish Splash Music Bash.
The fishermen reel in their catch and sing ‘Visvang vir Jesus’ at the Happy Hours middle group annual concert, Splish Splash Music Bash.
Members of the Port Alfred and Nemato Infrastructure Concerns (Panic) group handed over a memorandum of grievances and demands regarding the municipal water supply to Ndlambe municipal manager Rolly Dumezweni outside the Port Alfred Civic…
Members of the Port Alfred and Nemato Infrastructure Concerns (Panic) group staged a demonstration outside the Port Alfred Civic Centre on Tuesday morning, November 23, just before the inauguration of the new Ndlambe council. Residents…
The achievements of 13 early childhood development (ECD) practitioners were celebrated at a graduation ceremony held at the Diaz Deep Sea Fishing Club in Kenton-on-Sea last Thursday. The Rotary Club of Kenton-on-Sea was instrumental in…
At the short ribbon-cutting ceremony were, from left, office manager Angelique Botha, owner Brian Fitzhenry, workshop manager Peter Jouster and Clinton Millard of Multi Security Read more in this week’s Talk of the Town
The Constitutional Court has denied a rescission application brought by former president Jacob Zuma on Friday September 17. Zuma had submitted the application in a bid to have the court’s earlier judgment, sentencing him to 15 months’…
Leafline, represented by Funeka Xhanti, donated 72 re-usable sanitary pads, made from pineapple leaves to the girls at Qhayiya Primary School on Thursday morning. Read more in next week’s Talk of the Town.
RUN HENRY RUN: Henry Cock was joined by members of the Kowie Striders when he visited Port Alfred on Saturday to complete his 52nd half-marathon on his quest to run 133 half marathons in 113 days. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to the…
Alleged riot instigator and former Ukhozi FM presenter Ngizwe Mchunu appeared in the Randburg magistrate’s court on July 29 2021. He appeared on a charge of incitement to commit public violence with regards to the recent rioting and…
Quick-thinking Tugela Ferry Mall centre manager Mduduzo Sikhakhane and his colleagues saved a Shoprite from being looted by deploying cooking oil and water to the tiles outside the store on July 12. People attempting to access the store…
Mobs of looters overran the Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra, Gauteng on July 12 2021. Violent riots, widespread looting and other criminal elements have flared up in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal since the weekend, resulting in…
Wind and wave action has built up a sand bank against the West Pier at the Kowie River mouth. Some also attribute the silting to the lack of strong flow scouring the river mouth on an outgoing tide due to the lack of rain inland.
Ndlambe Local Municipality and Isizwe Boxing Promotions presented five bouts of professional boxing development at the Titi Jonas Centre Amid Level 4 (as amended) lockdown regulations, there was concern that the boxing tournament…
At the final Classics at the Castle on Sunday, David Bester on violin and JF Viljoen on piano played a selection of music including sonatas by Grieg, a complex technical piece by Pärt, sonatas by Feder and a very interesting piece by…
